Before Roe v. Wade, the Jane collective ran an underground abortion service out of a pair of Hyde Park apartments.
by Osita Nwanevu
Before Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973, Chicago women in need of abortions had exactly two options: they could navigate a murky underworld dominated by often exploitative and amateur male clinicians, or attempt procedures on themselves. In either case, they faced a lonely and often dangerous process typically devoid of both counseling services and accountability for abortion providers.…[ Read more ]